Alice Poyss

Associate Clinical Professor

Division of Graduate NursingAdvanced Role M.S.N. Department

AliceMarie S. Poyss, CRNP, PhD came to Drexel University, College of Nursing & Health Professions in 1992 as Associate Professor in the RN-BSN program. Educated in nursing, her background is varied and diverse, covering both medical and surgical specialties of adults.

Dr. Poyss has practiced medical-surgical nursing for the past 21 years, and has taught in both undergraduate and graduate programs in three Universities. Dr. Poyss`s research interests in the clinical areas include nursing intervention/outcome studies, and nursing treatment/outcome studies. She has participated with the Iowa Nursing Intervention Classification project for the past five years, and has authored two nursing interventional labels for the project.

Specialization:

Particular clinical expertise is gastrointestinal surgery and nutrition support and nutrition screening of adults and elderly.

Research Interests:

Research interests include program evaluation, and effects of alternate teaching styles with student learning. Funded research includes Evaluation of an Alternative Care Delivery System in Critical Care Nursing.